The game was released for Nintendo Switch on April 25, 2019, for Windows, macOS, and Linux on May 31, 2019, for Stadia on March 3, 2020, and for Amazon Luna on October 20, 2020.

[1][2] The game follows a team of sentient steam-powered humanoid robots as they travel across a steampunk fantasy world fighting evil.

[3] It received generally positive reviews, with critics citing the graphics and gameplay as strong points.

[3] SteamWorld Quest is a side-scrolling video game and is separated into small explorable areas that the player is encouraged to loot for treasure.

[3] Tom Marks of IGN gave the game 8.6/10, saying the combat system offers an "insane amount of choice".